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Review: Corsair's Neutron and Neutron GTX solid-state drives by Geoff Gasior — 11:03 AM on October 11, 2012 Corsair's Neutron SSDs are the first ones to use a new controller from Link_A_Media Devices. We test the standard and GTX versions of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	37
SSD prices continue tumbling in Q3 by Geoff Gasior — 1:25 PM on October 4, 2012 SSD prices continued their downward trajectory in the third quarter. We've crunched the numbers for nearly 40 drives to see how far the... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	78
The post-flood decline of hard drive prices is slowing by Geoff Gasior — 12:19 PM on June 28, 2012 Last year's flooding in Thailand sent the price of mechanical hard drives skyward. We take an in-depth look at how much prices have... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	71
At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:52 AM on June 22, 2012 Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows	107
SSD prices in steady, substantial decline by Geoff Gasior — 12:52 PM on June 21, 2012 SSD prices have fallen dramatically over the past year. We take a closer look at the current generation to track the decline. Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	100
The other side of Computex by Geoff Gasior — 7:43 PM on June 14, 2012 It's close to 2AM on a Friday night, er, Saturday morning. Die Antwoord thumps over my headphones to keep me awake. I'm sitting in the... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	21
Goodbye, Google+ by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:24 PM on June 7, 2012 I asked Google to delete my Google+ account the other day. I did it without second thoughts, without regrets, after using the service for barely a... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Internet	87
A quick look at Thunderbolt on the PC by Geoff Gasior — 3:10 PM on June 4, 2012 Thunderbolt has finally arrived on the PC. Motherboards with Thunderbolt ports are selling online and Ivy Bridge notebooks are primed to feature the technology.... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Displays Mobile computing	83
If data can be lost, it will by Geoff Gasior — 3:03 AM on May 11, 2012 Murphy was right. If something can go wrong, it will... eventually. Earlier this week, the water main connected to our house burst, submerging... Type: Blog post Tags: Storage Internet	43
Western Digital's VelociRaptor 1TB hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 7:00 AM on April 16, 2012 Is there any hope for high-performance mechanical drives? We test WD's latest 10k-RPM VelociRaptor 1TB against a diverse array of competitors to find out. Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations	161
OCZ's Vertex 4 solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 8:00 AM on April 4, 2012 Just a few months after its Indilinx Everest controller debuted in the OCZ Octane, a second-generation Everest chip has taken root in the Vertex 4... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	61
OCZ's RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:48 PM on March 26, 2012 Using virtualization voodoo, the RevoDrive 3 X2 combines four SandForce-based SSDs on a single PCIe card purportedly capable of transfer rates up to 1500MB/s. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations	61
Six screens, one desk by Geoff Gasior — 6:32 PM on March 8, 2012 When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays	47
OCZ's Octane 128GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:19 AM on February 16, 2012 We were impressed by OCZ's Indilinx-powered Octane SSD when we reviewed the 512GB version last year. Now, we have the 128GB model in-house to... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	42
Intel's 520 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:00 AM on February 6, 2012 Intel's newest solid-state drive pairs a SandForce controller with custom firmware and 25-nm NAND. We've tested the 60 and 240GB models to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	83
Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 5:40 PM on February 2, 2012 Samsung's new 830 Series SSD has a triple-core controller, a vast array of Toggle DDR NAND, and a download code for Batman: Arkham City. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	61
SSD performance scaling across the spectrum by Geoff Gasior — 8:09 PM on February 1, 2012 An SSD's capacity can have a big impact on its overall performance. We've tested a collection of different drive models in a range of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	89
PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts by Geoff Gasior — 5:19 PM on January 26, 2012 Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	65

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